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The Catskill Park will have its day in Albany on Tuesday, Feb. 7, when local advocates descend on the state legislature to lobby for tourism and recreation funding for the region.
Unlike its larger cousin, the Adirondack Park, the 700,000-acre Catskill... Read more

The economy of the Catskill region is built on the natural beauty of its forever wild land. To further preserve and enhance this region’s economy we ask for an appropriate funding level of $10 million from a multitude of sources that will form a “... Read more

Above: Rick Roberts, the president of the Catskill Mountain Club, advocating for dedicated funding for the Catskill Park in the 2016-2017 New York state budget in Rep. Kevin Cahill's office on Feb. 9, 2016. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Despite months of... Read more

Saturday, May 2 is the “I Love My Park Day,” a day of outdoor cleanup and volunteerism sponsored by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Parks and Trails of New York organization.
One of the woes of the Catskill... Read more

Above: “Big Indian Leaves,” taken in Big Indian by Michael LoBianco, the 4th Place winner in the 2014 Catskills Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest.
The trees are popping into color like popcorn. If you haven't wandered somewhere outside in the... Read more

CBS 6 in Albany has reported that a woman who fell nearly 70 feet from the Kaaterskill Falls on Saturday has died from her injuries.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, died at Albany Medical Center while undergoing emergency surgery, according to... Read more

Photo of new street sign in Allaben sporting a Catskills Park disc logo. Photo by Aaron Bennett.
Stalwart Watershed Post correspondent Aaron Bennett has noticed a new crop of Catskill Park signage going up in Shandaken this week. (The first batch of new... Read more

Welcome to a work in progress that, like the original intent behind the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose California, will I am sure keep changing. (For those curious and/or uninformed about this particular odd metaphoric reference, here is the url for... Read more